Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-21
DAILY HERALD.
FAIR FLORA.
Another Large Assemblage
at the Festival.
A BATTALION DRILL.
New Fcatures-Bright Flowers
Harmonious Music-COOling
Ref. eslments.

people at the Pavilion last night, al
though the attendance was not SO larg
as on the preceding evening. Their,
were Just enough people there, however
to permit Of comfortable moving
about During the day, the fresh flow
ers which were added to the collection.
in the various booths added their frag-
rance 10 the already Leavily.laden air and
the mingled odors gave such pleasure
BILE sensation to the olfactory nerves a
has never BEEN equaled by art. 1t was
just such a fragrance as would be SUI
posed to permeate the Utopian city Of
humanity's dreams. The delicate scent
of the rose, sweetened by the heavier
fragrance of the orange blossom and the
heliotrope, to which was added every
shade of an oaor which the name ct a
flower can suggest, made the huge
building a paradise to be enjoyed by
even tue blind. Those to whom sight
was given wero fortunate indeed, for the
brilliant .hued blooms, intermingled with
blossoms of the most delicate colors,
made the Pavilion more picturesque
than the grandest flower garden that
could be imagined. Side by side with
each other were roses and lilies. .fuschia
and hyacinths, pansies and marguerites,
daisies and geraniums, all 80 artistically
arranged as to harmonizs and relieve
the feeling of stiffness which might have
been caused by so many set designs.
Roses, which seemed to be the special
feature of the display, were present in
so great quantity that it seemed al
most impossible to imagine they could
have bloomed in o single day. Then
the novel manner in which the flowers
were arranged had a great deal to do
with the pleasantness of the efftc'.
The simplest forms of designs when
wrought by artistic fingers oftentimes
give the create st pleasure, and such was
the case last night.
THE PEOPLE
Were never tired of admiring the bank
of roses arranged in primary forms
around the fountain. The different
varieties, Of which there were many,
afforded the designers an opportunity OF
shading the designs go as to give promi.
nence to none and harmony to al.
There were some designs, Of course,
such as the American flag, which could
not be properly presented without the
contrast of colors, but these contrasts
were so much more bright when formed
of natures colors that they added to
rather than detracted from the general
effect. By some. brilliant effects were
more admired than others and around
the Fan Horse Shoe and Santa Monica
booths were gathered large portion of
these, who evidently could not refrain
from admiring the floral designs. Au-
other center of attraction was the de.
sign presented by Miss Laura E. Carter
Of the University. This was formed of
roses, vlolets and sweet elysium, with
border of lilies and was apparently
tablet with an eagle overhead. On the
tablet was a pair Of spectaclcs of sweet
elysium and in brilliant letters at the
top were the words eagle Rock.
The Santa Monica booth was also an.
other center of the admiring crowd. The
small American flag of marguerites, and
purple aud scarlet verbenas, was in
itself very pretty piece OF work, while
overhead foated a bird OF Paradise
made of daisies and sweet elysium.
To Californians the SNOWFALL was
continual source Of admiration, not only
for its simplicity, Int for its beauty, and
there was among all these floral produc
tions little flower from Ohio which
dared to lift its head and claim recogni-
tion. 1t was the simple Lilly Of the
Valley" which SO many remember as
their favorite in earlier days.
The Orange booth was also greatly
admired with its wealth OF roses, yucca
blossoms, violets and pansies wrought
in various beautiful designs. All these
things seen in the cold light of day
might not have produced the same i'm
preston they did last night under the
electri, and gas lights, and when the
feelings were softened and the senses
rendered more susceptible by the infiu-
ence of the music.
In looking through the exhibit Ct
drawing in the Publ School booth, OF
cannot but be struck with the variety
and excellepcs of the work shown.
From the first grade through the eighth,
and from thence through the four years
of the High School, the progress, step
by step, can be traced. The designs are
wholly original. worked out by deft
fingers from the busy brains of the little
people. Commencing iusthe first grade,
with the square divided into sixteen
SQUARES. Inns. after line is added, until
the whole formn q pleasing. figure. When
the child ia Taught that By repeating the
desiQn into foar squares meeting ct o
point. q new combustion is formed;
and so the work goes en, step by step,
until designing from plant form il in
various geometrical figures. as circle,
pentagon, hexagon, triangles, their
sides subdivided and semi.circles added
ON each side. The flower designs are
either drawn from natural flowers, or
taken from botanical forms in the guide
booty used in designing. These de.
sie a be used for all kinds of decora-
Il 1lrposes, as center.pieces, ceilings
- Ne cloths, wall paper, floors, decorat'
.xp china. tiles, etc. Iu the sub-iuniol
wear in the High School the study ol
oeometrical drawing and design il
begun, and the designs for borders show
what can be done with the triangle va
riously disposed. In this grade, also
are found the colored drawings for oil
cloths and inlaid floors OF all descrip
tions, beautiful in design and execution
also, working drawings for handles to-
drawers of all kinds. In the junior
year, the mechanical drawing is con
tinued, and the designs for stained glas
windows are from this class. They ar
for churches, halls and houses, for tran
SONS. nursery-room windows, musi
rooms, etc. They are drawn, as are al
the designs in the High School, on
certain scale, and are practical in dc
sign. They are attracting much atteu
ton by their novelty. being somethin
not usually attempted in school work
and in their originality and fitness fo
the uses for which they were designe
would not shame professionals. Fror
the middle class come the de
sions for wood carving for doors
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